right now, game time this morning. we look ahead as the redskins and cowboys face-off for the division championship. and the action we could see today to avoid a deep dive off the fiscal cliff. we had a light dusting of snow move through, however -- >> but instead of the snow today the wind may be the big talker. let's get the big forecast with

the meteorologist. >> it's going to be a windy day. we are looking at temperatures, 30s across the board. but it's windchill in lex con that i am worried about. look at the 38-mile-per-hour wind gusts in winchester. the temperatures feel like the 20s everywhere this morning and it feels like the teens in winchester, so dress what it looks like, and obviously the 54 is a mistake in annapolis. and the forecast high says 39 but it will feel like the 20s today. at least we get the sunshine back. we will talk about the redskins forecast and the 7-day forecast looking right into the new year when i see you guys in just a bit. the country is two days from

going over the so-called fiscal cliff. both the house and senate will be in session this sunday to prevent tax hikes and spending cuts that could go into effect on tuesday, and we could see a vote as early as today. but even so there are not any indications that lawmakers have a plan in the works to sign a deal before the deadline. kristin welker has more on the gridlock and the nationwide frustration it's causing. they are trying to hammer out a last-minute deal. president obama pushed lawmakers to act. >> we cannot let washington politics gets in the way of america's progress. >> and they called on them to reach a prau phaoeuz or allow a vote on his plan that would among other things raise taxes on those making $250,000. >> i believe it could pass both

houses as long as these leaders allow it to come to a vote. >> roy blunt delivered the republican spaupbs. >> the president's proposal to raise taxes on the top 2% of the americans will not even pay the interest on the trillion-dollar debt. >> and there is a plan that could include extending unemployment insurance benefits, and allowing tax rates to increase on the wealthiest americans. but this issue remains a major sticking point with many republicans resisting any tax inkraes at all. the last-minute process calls into question washington's ability to look at all the

issues. >> meanwhile, americans watched with worry and frustration. >> i think they are all failing us a great deal and i am sick and tired of them fighting. >> it's the equivalent of worrying about your mortgage after you are already homeless. >> and meanwhile, president obama has been consistent in raising taxes on wealthy americans. and david gregory sat down with the president for an exclusive interview you will see coming up on "meet the press." and police found a body last night around 8:30 in southwest d.c. the victim was behind the wheel when he was shot and then he crashed into a tree. no word on the developments in a

search for a gunman or if there has been an arrest. family friends and classmates will hold a can light vigil. >> the 22-year-old. police found string fellow dead. they say the two planned to meet. stringfellow played football in prince william county. >> it was really hard for me. because he was one of those guys my freshman year he brought me under his wing and showed me what to do and not to do, and it hurts me to see him gone like that. >> he played football in virginia and he was a sophomore. today brings a very rare opportunity to see part of american history. the national archives is

celebrating the 150 year anniversary by giving achance to see it up close. the proclamation freed slaves at the height of the civil war. for the times and look at events planned, look for "emancipation" on wrc.com. and then a lot on the line. the winner clinches the title and is guaranteed a spot in the playoffs. kickoff is at 8:20. you can watch the game on sunday night football, and that's right here on nbc 4. if you have tickets to the game or if you don't, here is what you need to know about seeing the showdown. the parking lots open at 3:30

this afternoon and you can get into the stadium at 5:30. trains will run from the morgan boulevard station for an additional hour. if you want to brave the cold, get this, there are tickets. in the upper sections, they start at $225. catch our pregame show "redskins showdown," and then stick around for news4 at 11:00, and that's followed by redskins final. if we make it's to the playoffs, rg3, a rookie quarterback, doing it for the first time. >> your eyes are sparkling. >> yeah, i am so excited. all of us sporting burgundy. just how soon could construction start for the redskins. and wait until you see how much the same system dumped

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well, it might not have caused too many problems for our area, but yesterday's snow sure gave many of us something to see. flakes fell across the area yesterday. after the snow passed some of us got to see some sun for a little bit. >> and the snow did leave its mark on other parts of the country. the snow marked parts of new england and they could see 8 inches by the end of the weekend. some are disappointed we didn't

get more like they did in connecticut. >> yeah, you have to go out towards winchester, martinsburg. around here, it came, fell, it melted. we are talking windchill as you get ready to make your sunday plans. it's great to see you get yourself a warm cup of cocoa or coffee, and join me. our temperatures have not been that bad overnight, but the winds will be stirring around. we have had gusts as high as 30 miles per hour during the overnight. and it's 30 degrees at reagan national and the winds are steady. out of the west northwest it's 17 miles per hour and the latest wind gust is 26 miles per hour. more numbers show lots of 30s north and west, whether you are up in martinsburg or infla plat

yo. look what it does to the windchill out there, 18 degrees to the west, and it feels like the 20s around here. so the high will be in the 30s, and it's going to feel like the 20s most of the afternoon. let's see if we can get some sunshine. we can. highs will be around 38, 39 degrees, again, and dress for the 20s because the winds will keep you company all afternoon long. the cowboys are in town and you know they play in the big dome of climate control. they are going to have to deal with cold weather tonight. 8:00, it's going to be around the low 30s, but it's going to feel like the middle 20s, so i think we have an advantage when it comes to the weather. you are welcome. let's take a look at this forecast. the snow showers up across new england really pounding maine and arcadia national park where i got married a few summers ago,

and that's the storm that didn't give us much. out to the west, the ski country is getting the snow but around here we will deal with cold winds and lots of sunshine. this forecast takes you through new year's eve. clouding over throughout the day, this front will dissipate as it comes across the area. new year's eve looks to be dry, and this storm skirts by just to our south on new year's day. i don't think we will get too much out of it. already, in writing, windy and cold that's what you need to know this afternoon. highs in the 30s and dress for the 20s. as we plan ahead, new year's eve should be cloudy. on new year's day, i just put in a chance to cover myself here. maybe a little bit of rain, but mostly the system is south of us and the best kphapchance to get will be on tuesday, and after that we set up shop with cold

weather. highs in the 30s for the rest of the week, guys. that's colder than average even for january around here. >> it feels so raw, and you get out and it's cold, and then it hits you, yeah, boom, the wind. next up, "reporters' notebook," with stories affecting our community. >> we will be back with the top stories and another check of your sunday forecast. we begin this morning by ending 2012 with a look back at a few of the big stories of the year, and a look ahead to some of the stories we expect to be big. starting with same-sex marriage, and it will be legal in the state of maryland, and couples of preparing for new year's eve celebratio celebrations, and some got their license in advance so they can tie the knot officially at 12:01

on new year's day. >> now it's husband, wife, husband, husband or whatever they refer to. but, yeah, a lot of people are looking in business. you find one guy shutting down -- i find that interesting, he would shut down the business because he doesn't want them to lease or rent his trollies, but the law is the law. i guess he has a right if he doesn't want to run it, he certainly can't refuse a gay marriage couple, because he probably has a state license to operate. so he would be violating the law. >> you know, you are going to find opposition in these early stages because people are still trying to bite into this thing, but the fact is that like joe is saying, this is the law. churches that tonight take money from the feds or the state they can get around the issue, but

there are a lot of people in opposition, but you have to follow the law. >> there are a lot of businesses that will be booming as a result of the new law. >> yeah, other states, where it happened in massachusetts, they discovered up on the cape and places like that, vacation areas, extraordinary booms because of the celebrating, and we have not focused on it much, but as an economic boom there are certain segments of the economy and community, it could give it a stronger foot pregnant that. >> gambling, you could gamble 24/7 in perryville, and only ron dull. so head into the new year, how much optimism is there about the new gambling revenue stream as

gaming expands in the states? >> when we discussed this before on "reporters' notebook," i use the word convenience, because if i live in the district of columbia or maryland, if there's a gambling casino at national harbor, i will go to the closest one, and especially like we were saying earlier, you will go to the newest operation because that has all of the attractive lights for the time being. i think the revenue will increase over the period of time as statistics have shown, although there are some stats that still say there could be a drag on the budgets as well as the promises that were made about more revenue. >> there are questions about the novelty once the newness wears off, once there is a new place, everybody goes there. it's a novel tea thing, and the novelty of the old new place

wears off, and the question is how many people really overall are gambling. are there more people gambling and producing revenues or are the same people going to the newer venues, and are they expanding the pot. the move has been based on new revenues, and more money, and we are going to pay for more services and will they be able to do it. >> and you have saturation and recession. if you have saturation, then you have a gathering of casinos, and there will be so much room and so many gamblers, so there is the saturation. and like always, in any entertainment industry, recession, recession, the nature of the economy depends on the success of people having extra money to gamble with, and what happens is the poorest tend to be the ones who try to gamble.

>> that was the big opposition. >> saturation is going to be a major problem. >> right. transportation has been a big issue and is going to be a big issue in the coming year. prince georges and montgomery county leaders are pushing for transportation money. they want the purple line that would link the counties, and prince georges needs money for roads around national harbor, and montgomery wants money for the link between the biotech quarter and the new metro rail system, but there is a catch here. leaders in both counties say they want these products and they are willing to support an increase in the gas tax. >> i know why you were hesitating, because who wants taxes? here we go. but gasoline prices are now going down, if you noticed. if they keep going down when

this request is made, then chances are you can get the increase in gasoline taxes, and other than that i don't now you will pay for the mass transit, the purple line and other mass transi transits. >> well, the gas prices are going to bottom out and then go back up. and it's like so many things we talk about here, you want to do something and there's limited resources, and the revenue tax, that might help, and from my reporting and talking to people, maryland is a state where some leaders are saying i am willing to raise taxes if the tax money will go to some particular project. >> has the climate improved that much in the last year? the governor proposed a tax

increase last year and it went nowhere? >> well, the climate -- i don't know about the last year improving, but as you look forward into 2013, pat, the census shows there are more people coming to this region, aspecially northern virginia where this area is growing a lot, and maryland along the corridor 270. and this is going to put big pressure on the leaders to do something about transportation because that's the gridlock of the region. >> we've got to take a break.

starting new year's day drivers using the dulles toll road will pay increases.

the increases will be phased in over the next couple years, and there are many residents that are very unhappy with this, and some complain drivers will bypass the toll road and jump on other roads all around it. >> that's a problem with tolls. i think that has happened on the inner county corrector and now it's happened with this particular passageway. what do you do? lower the prices and bring in less revenue and you can't pay for all the things you want to pay for with this thing, or find other ways to get people, to encourage them to use it, or do you wait for them to finally use it and make it up. it's a dilemma. >> some counties, some people in virginia, for instance, wanted to pull out of the whole thing because they felt that they would be paying extra to support the silver line. but the higher tolls is the thing that people are very concerned about. you talk about gas prices going down and now we are talking

about toll prices going up. the prediction is they will continuously go up. >> that's true. but businesses are benefiting from these improvements. that corridor, that dulles corridor, i wish the district of columbia had all of the high-tech businesses that they have along those areas. i think the only thing -- another victory out that way was this off-ramp, and in fairfax, i believe, into a green space, and one supervisor out there was very, very fortunate to get the votes because that would have destroyed one of the last remaining green spaces, so people are working at it, but jerry, what concerns me is that, you know, this is improvement and maybe businesses and business owners and companies, maybe they should raise peoples' salaries to offset the toll

roads. >> that's good. i am sure the employees would love that. as the nation prepares for the second inauguration of barack obama, tour buses are crying foul. they are saying they can't drop off passengers at metro stations any more, and metro buses can do that, but the tour bus operators have to take their passengers to parking lots like rfk stadium, and they say this is not fair to those who take the buses. >> especially tour buses. the tour buses is what transport people from out of town who may not know their way around as much, and there should be better planning for this sort of thing. they won't expect as many people as this one as obama's first inauguration, but still there should be pwetder planning. >> the concern is you are going to clog up the main bus lines in

getting people back and forth and that's important, and it's disruption, so how do you deal with that. >> this is a holiday, remember? you are not going to have as many cars on the streets, and it's just dumb. it's really dumb. people will be coming to the inauguration. you are right, they may not know where they are going to go. walking three miles. some folks come ready to go not only to the inauguration but they also go to the ball. >> that's right. >> and it's unfair and no way to treat visitors to a very important event. >> we are supposed to be the city of tourists. >> the security tightened up, believe it or not. those of us that will be covering it out in the stands we cannot get into the capital without having more security, and that shows you hpowehow wor they are about things.

and d.c.'s godfather, of course, left us, and chuck brown died this year, and d.c. radio veteran, bernie mccain, who washingtonians will remember. >> and yeah, this is eddie williams, the oldest living resident of washington, d.c. passed away this year, what, 112 years old. but there are so many folks that we lost and i thought of al frey, jr., too. >> and speaking of the lady who -- andy williams, i remember her, she was always a spark at the luncheon, and 112 years old.

>> they left a legacy. thank you. that's "reporters notebook," and thank you for watching. "news4 today" continues. stay with us. and we begin a live look at union station. if this is any indication of how to dress today, you will need to layer up. a windy morning is here, and that's expected to be a very special spot as people return from a long holiday break, and they are heading out for the new year's. i saw a lot of taxicabs on the way in. could be some sort of party, who knows. i am angie goff. >> i am richard jordan, and it's december 30th, sunday. it's windy out there, and we are told that the temperatures might actually be higher than what it feels. >> oh, yeah, because of the

windchill. let's check in with kim. >> that's right. the key to today is dress for the 20s and you should be good to go. we are not looking at any snow across the area, and the big story will be the gusty winds. outside right now it's 38. 33 in hagerstown. good morning, you are checking in at 37 but feels like 31 when the wind blows. gaithersburg, feels like 24, and 18 in been chester, and downtown in the district, it feels like 29. feeling like the 20s, and wind gusts will be around 25 to 30 miles per hour when they are not sustained out of the northwest 15-20. more to come about the rest of the week when i see you in just a few minutes. new this morning, a blast killed at least 19 people and injured 30 others in pakistan. pakistani sources tell nbc news the attack happened near three

buses. the investigators think it was a suicide attack because somebody rammed a car into a bus causing the explosion. so far nobody has taken responsibility for the attack. and they are also investigating if cough syrup is linked to the deaths of 30 people. they are trying to determine if victims drank too much to get high or if there was a problem with the medication itself. there are 62 people in the hospital after drinking the cough syrup. and then president obama sending 50 troops across the border from central african republic, and that's where personnel from the embassy were pulled out of the country this week. the rebels are moving in on the capital city and could spark violence and up rising. the president described it as a

deteriorating security situation. today is the final day for the nation's gun show happening here in our area. thousands turned out yesterday for the event. the weather did not stop the crowds or buyers that could buy things now that could soon be banned. >> every time the doors open, it draws thousands. >> i brought my grandsons down. i want to get them a little involved in stuff like this and not be afraid of it. >> reporter: but the lines at the checkout, enormous. mostly in part to this game, ar-13, and it's a gun if banned could put dealers out of business. >> it's going to drive us out of business. the situation that we are in now with the economy, we don't need any more kicks. >> the ar-15 is the poster child

for the genre. with all the talk in and around capitol hill with banning these as well, they were also a big seller for dealers. >> say something should happen and we no longer have a right to purchase guns, and somebody got off their butt and decided to change the constitution a bit. it will lead to a lot of other issues. >> yesterday saw no protesters possibly because of all the weather, and another expo is scheduled for february. this week prince georges firefighters are going door to door making sure residents have working smoke detecters. neighbors could hear people yelling for help in one fire. >> i came home and i heard

screaming, and i just thought people were arguing and i went out into my backyard and i saw flames shooting out of the back window. >> and then the fire got worse, and it started coming out of the roof, and it was billowing out the windows and the firemen knocked out some of the windows. >> two other people inside the home were hurt as they were trying to escape and they are expected to be okay. investigators are not sure what caused that fire. investigators are are looking at what caused a fire at a shopping center. firefighters battled the fire in the snow yesterday. it started in a restaurant at the university boulevard and new hampshire boulevard. nobody was hurt. green line rains will run. this evening metro will be open an extra hour so fans can get home from the redskins game.

and the lanes will single track. on new year's eve, trains will run for an extra two hours. metro will close at 2:00 a.m. >> can you imagine if the redskins win? it's going to be nonstop celebration from tonight through to new year's eve. >> and the party will start on the metro, i am sure. >> yeah, and everybody will be bumped. and the eyes that may be watching you when you least expect it. plus, the emotional reunion when a d.c. mother is reunited with her children after nearly two decades. plus, as we countdown -- we're going to run down the hits that topped music charts in 2012.

welcome back. a new study says many people are not being truthful with their doctors, which could have consequences. half the patients lie to their doctors. people said when put on the

spot, they will fudge details about eating habits and exercising and smoking and drinking. to make sure medications don't have a negative affect, patients need to be up front. >> there are intensely personal items and issues that people may not feel comfortable sharing. the more we know about the patient's information, and particularly the medications, the better job we can do. >> the survey also revealed patients are foregoing face-to-face conversations in favor of going online and finding information minely when it comes to sex and sexually transmitted diseases. the holiday shopping is winding down, and you may notice some of the manikins in the stores look different. >> there has always been something a little unnerving about mannequin, and the stares.

one company thought it was time for an upgrade. something more human. >> we decided to combine technology with the mannequin. we make sure to put it in one of the two eyes. >> this mannequin can see shoppers with a camera places right behind one of the eyes. >> the blue square is saying you are a male. >> unlike security cameras which are normally up high, these cameras are eye level, and they can log gender, race and age before a shopper realizes. every feel like somebody is watching you? good for security, but even more important for understanding behavior. the ic tracks what people buy, and how long they linger f. they have ever been in the store before. >> and they look for the brands, and they need to know who is

there client. >> so far a few have been cold in europe and the u.s., and orders keep coming in even though there is skepticism on the streets. >> i think it's creepy. i don't like that idea at all. it seems a bit like big brother. >> it's weird. >> especially if i was shopping in the underwear section. >> and one retailer said it won't use it worried it might be an invasion of privacy. >> it's weird, like the movie where everybody is watching you. it's concerning. >> in this economy, the last thing stores want to do is scare people away. >> i think if you are doing things customers are not comfortable, i think you crossed the line. >> and some say it's a good idea. >> if you need them, you can ask where something is.

>> and there are real people to ask them. >> and we are videotaped dozens times a day and we don't know it. >> one thing about the stores they have to post that they are video taeupg you, and once it's posted it could be a camera in the corner, or a mannequin. be careful. it's bone chilling cold. >> and we are saying aus stau law sraesa stot snowstorm. coming up, your forecast here and for new york city and what we can expect

this morning a d.c. woman is waking up with her family for the first time in 16 years. she suffered from kidney failure and a stroke, and nurses say she had no memory of her past, but

eventually she remembered her address and a nurse tracked down her family in oakland. she had not seen each other since 1966. >> it's hard. you don't have all the support you need growing up, but the rest of my family have been there for me. >> i didn't know he was that big. he's big! >> hawkins was in a d.c. woman's shelter before she entered a hospital. now she will celebrate the new year with her family. right now crews are gearing up to help hundreds of thousands ring in the new year. everything remains nice and quiet, and it will be rocking tomorrow night. carson will ring in 2013 right from times square. and the crystal ball is in place for the big ball drop and the

2013 sign is ready. organizers are testing the confetti to make sure everything is ready to go. they threw handfuls of the confeety to check the airworthiness. >> what do you think they are looking for? >> they are going to have time to rip up new paper? >> maybe the size of the confeet confetti. >> and let's hope we don't have a repeat where they threw a bunch of high-profile documents that they shredded. >> the flag blew on the jumbo monitor, and i thought somebody was behind us just now. so we're okay. and so the winds are really kicking up out there. you will feel it today, everybody. dress for the 20s and you should be good to go.

if you are headed to new york city in times square, the temperatures at midnight should be around 33 degrees. it's not super cold when you look at the actual temperature, but then the winds blow and you go, oh, man, i should have worn an extra layer, why didn't i listen to kim? you are listening to me now, so you will remember to do that, right? winds will be sustained between 15 and 20, and right now they are gusting at 26 and that is chilling things. here is your weather scoop. we have gusty winds on the way. dress for the 20s. it's going to feel like 25, by the way, at fedex field tone the at 8:00 at the start of the redskins game. what about new year's day? a system will roll through and it wants to reach northward with rain showers. i think most of us will be staying dry from that. here is a look around now. 37 is the morning temp in

manassas. the winds are gusting as high as 33 miles per hour in martinsburg. look what happens to your windshield. feels like 22. your weather today, dress for the 20s despite the high of 38. at least we will get the sunshine back a little later in the morning and into this afternoon we should have lots of fun and all the snow showers are still wrapping their selves up across eastern maine, and they will get snow out of that. and around here we are just talking about gusty winds and our temperatures feeling very cold today. the snow will wind down around garrett county. 26 tomorrow morning, and then your afternoon high, 43. notice the cloud cover. i will watch this front and it will dissipate across the area and then come new year's

morning, we will look at clouds, maybe a shower from our southern suburb. let's put the forecast in writing. we are talking about a sunnier afternoon with gusty winds and 35 to 40 feeling like the 20s. coming up to tonight we will drop down to 26. new year's eve looks to be crowdy but dry. beyond that, we are looking cold. that's the main thing about the forecast. highs will remain trapped in the 30s, and we are heading into the new year with lows in the 20s. and tuesday's storm didn't seem like a big deal, if we get a few showers, it will be off to the south. you can always stay connected to me at twitter, and you can follow me at weather ckim. >> i was taking pictures of my dog in the snow, and then he was

bummed out because he just laid there. not enough to play in it. >> we will work on it. nothing in the immediate seven day for your dog, but i am trying. >> let me know. nasa recently released new photos of the red planet. the most amazing is the self portrait of the mars rover, "curiosity." behind the rover can you see its ultimate destination mount sharp. when ke the nhl labor fight continues this morning. yesterday talks continued srae via conference call but were limited to discuss the offer from this past thursday, and it was originally believed the two sides would meet today for face-to-face negotiations but so far nothing is scheduled.

now to the must-see game of the week. >> that's right. in just a few hours, fans will start flocking to fedex field to see the redskins take on the cowboys. we have a preview in your "sports in a minute." good monday morning, everyone. your sports minute starts with a showdown. after winning their last six straight games, the redskins are at 9-6, and they are in control of their own destiny tonight. a loss gives the cowboys the division crown, and shanahan knows these are the games you live for. >> these are the games you will remember the rest of your life. win or go home, you go back and you think about, you know, the great experiences you had or the bad memories you have, because you nt to take advantage of

these opportunities when they exist. they don't come around everyday. when they do come around you want to be sure you play your best and are prepared. >> it all starts with the pregame show" redskins showdown." stick around for the news at 11:00, and that's your "sports in a minute." here is what you need to know about seeing the gridiron showdown. if you are driving to fedex field, the parking lots open at 3:30 this afternoon and you can get into the stadium starting at 5:30. metro will run longer to accommodate the late start. if you want to brave the cold, i can't believe this, there are still tickets but are running out fast.

the going price for a seat in the upper section starts at $225. and then work beginning at the redskins new training facility. it will begin in richmond. the team reached a deal this year. the facility is expected to cost around $10 million and should be done in time for next year's camp. 2012 was a year full of musical memories. in particular several new artists made a splash on the screen. and billboard magazine is considered the authority when it comes to music. we sat down with the director to talk about what made music in 2012. >> lots of people came to know this guy in 2012. after getting his start on youtube. >> lots of people told lots of

other people, and before you knew it this song had hundreds of millions of views. radio caught up with it. >> and millions discovered the number two song thanks to a famous twitter account. >> when justin bieber tweeted about the song it immediately started climbing the charts. >> a third new act hit it big in 2012 also. the indy rock band stored the number three hit, and it's the first time in the history that the top three songs were each by new artist. >> at any given moment if you stopped to any radio station, you would hear one of these songs. >> and britain boys grabbed the best new artist of 2012. one direction's two top albums

were part of the success. >> not only when tickets being snatched up and arenas being sold out in a matter of minutes, but then the retail of the tickets were going for thousands of dollars. >> and adele, for the second straight time, her album topped the billboards, and that has not happened since michael jackson's "thriller." >> it's like there's a bunch of trees normal height, and then there's a redwood, and that redwood is adele. >> we know you are wondering what happened to gang upl style. >> yeah, i did. >> it was released too late to make a mark.

so maybe for 2013 we can have more of that. >> i have seen that he has been acting a lot. he may be crossing that line. >> it will be interesting who is the one-hit wonder of this year, and make it over to next year. >> and three of the top were all web related or got notoriety or became popular through the web, and sy is the same thing. dress for the 20s today, guys, and i don't see any rain or snow in the 7-day forecast. and that's going to do it for

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good morning, everybody. welcome to "news4 today." i am angie goff. >> i am richard jordan. we are feeling temperatures in the 30s, but it's colder than that, it feels colder than that. >> and yeah, the viewers wrote in and said the flag flapping in the wind took them off guard, too. >> yeah, we know what it is. it's the winds of 25 miles per hour whipping the flags around and that's what is making it feel like the teens and the 20s outside. yeah, technically, it's 38.

but there are wind gusts of 28 miles per hour. feeling like the teens and the 20s all across the board. dress for the 20s and you will be good to go. at least we get the sunshine back today. no rain or snow or mix, none of that stuff, just the biting windchill. dress warmly for the skins' game at 8:00, and it will feel like 25 at fedex field at the start of the game. >> hopefully they will have a lot of drinking going on and warm them up, right? >> the top stories, and police arrested a man after the murder of stringfellow. stringfellow graduated in prince william county. a candlelight vigil is planned for today. time is running out for lawmakers to come to a deal to avoid a so-called fiscal cliff. in less than 48 hours taxes will go up for a majority of americans if both sides do not

reach a compromise. both the house and senate are supposed to be in session today. get ready for the fedex field showdown. the redskins take on the cowboys tonight for a winner take all match for the nfc east title. kickoff is tonight at 8:20, and can you catch the game right here on nbc 4 sunday night football. those are some of the stories we are watching. >> of course we will be back in a few minutes with another update. good morning, and welcome to "viewpoint." we are taking a look back this sunday morning about the big events and changes in the region, and how the landscape might look for 2013. we have a political science professor, and danny vargas, president and ceo of the communications and marketing firm. welcome to "viewpoint," to you

all. >> happy new year. >> i want to take a big picture look back at 2012, and go around and ask each of you what 2012 would be remembered for? >> my background is in politics, so i would have to go with the presidential election, barack obama being re-elected not withstanding some significant economic concerns going into the beginning of 2012, or a year ago at the end of 2011, it was clear the president would have an uphill battle. and three things struck me as interesting. super packs, the billions raised to reshape voter thinking, and particularly senate and house races, you saw a real impact -- >> in our region. >> absolutely in our region. and that was the first thing that struck me, and the second was turnout. i was among those that believed

the president would get 95 or 96% of the african-american vote, and it turned out to be the same. and the same with young voters. and nobody expected the turnout to be the same with young voters. so turnout was a big point in that regard. and lastly, the romney campaign, which was supposed to revolutionize the way politics were done, and the enormous amount of money he was able to raise and he was running for president for all intents and purposes for five years, and on election night it was one tremendous letdown for the governor and all of his supporters, so for me the election was the big highlight of 2012. i am not sure we will see anything like it anytime soon. >> danny, we'll turn to you. >> i will say what struck me this year was there were so many incredible examples where we

were grabbed by the ears as a public and shook, and there were times that we need to come together and put politics aside and find ways to come together as a people to find solutions, so whether it was the shooting in connecticut where we lost 20 of our most precious innocent angels or the election itself where it hinged on independents and moderates at the end of the day, or the economy with the fiscal cliff issue, and it needs to be a fast middle to come together and find solutions. i think 2012 was that year where there were so many examples where we as a people have to put things aside and come together and find solutions. there will be plenty of time to deal with divisive issues later on once we get the big stuff taken care of. and immigration is another thing we need to come together on. and we need to find ways to come together on the big vexing

issues. >> and truly a year of challenges it was. and coming together, you are right. maria? >> well, let me bring it down a little bit and let me say for us, and i am in health care, so i have to say the president took some big shots at health care reform, and while it's cumbersome and we are having issues in trying to implement it, down at the level where we are working with individuals, people who really need primary care, i think that everything else can be resolved, but it's really getting health care to the people that really need it. and i think to takeaway everything, the number of immigrants and latinos that showed up for the obama win, there was no health care reform taking place, and the trust, you know, and -- i guess the love, really, and so much the latinos and immigrants have for the president, and the confidence

that he will this coming term. >> let's talk about how confident are we in 2013 that we might see substantive immigration reform? >> i personally think that we're at that brink. the election showed that people really do want to do something about this. i think that the community, though, as a community, we need to really be out there, and we need to be talking to people, and we need to be on the streets demonstrating that this is an important issue, not for the latinos but for the fabric of america. >> and the economy, and it has been building for months now the talk of the fiscal cliff. how optimistic are you about the economy and the business climate out there? how patient do we need to be in the recovery? >> i think as we all know there are lots of corporations in the country that are flushed with

cash, and they are hoarding it and not investing in folks and innovation, and they are concerned about where we stand from a regular hrau tolaw tore perspective. i would hope that the white house, the senate, the congress would be able to come together, republicans and democrats to layout a more strategic vision for the future. and we need to simplify the tax code and make it fairer. we need to make sure that government spending is brought under control, and not in a corrosive way or an abusive way, but in a way that makes sense we we can demonstrate so we are serious about controlling our deficit. we have a trillion dollars worth of deficit over year, and we need to sustain that. we know the wealthy will have to pay more and the poor will have

to have fewer benefits and the middle class will have to deal with fewer programs and the middle class will have to give away subsidies in exchange for a lower tax rate, but swrae to move forward and create more jobs and grow the economy because the only way to head the recovery. >> i want to pick up on the word certainty, and i have a feeling uncertainty may be the new normal. our business leaders are going to have to figure out a way to make money in a less certain environment. that's going to be difficult for those who have traditionally had -- known what they were dealing with, but i am not certain going forward that's going to be the way we will see our government operate. here we are just a few days before we go through the cliff, and there's no evidence we're anywhere near a deal. i just think that once we get passed the doomsday date of

january 1st, we will see that the sun will still come up and we will figure out how to operate within the new normal. >> the takeaway in the past year has been the new normal. on so many different levels. we will get to that when we look ahead to 2013 after this break on

welcome back to "viewpoint" again. some big landmark changes, votes coming in in the state of maryland, and we have expanding gaming and same-sex marriage and the dream act which is getting national attention. do you see this as a trend that the rest of the country will follow? >> i think they will. i think again we as a community need to be out there making sure we educate people and we let people know, for instance,

there's a famous neuro surgeon who was an immigrant, who was undocumented. now he is performing miracles in the maryland, you know. this is just one example of somebody who, you know, was given a chance to do something and be part of this america, what we call america. and america is an opportunity for most of us. i am a product of that. i was given an opportunity to come here as a teenager from columbia, and 26,000 people later, you know, we are here for america. for everybody. >> we are truly seeing huge demographic shifts. michael you point out at the top of the election, and in our region, it's not just around the country but specifically in parts of maryland and virginia and d.c., too, the power at the polls? >> power is the key word. it's all, of course, driven by a

demographic change is that the traditional black and white paradigm is going away, and that power is only sort of manifest when people actually exercise it. if we go back to pre2008 electoral turnout numbers, then that new demographic power will be sitting on the side of the road waiting to be idealized. but if people become more educated and engaged and understand from at least a political perspective what goes on in politics results in policy that impacts people, then i think you will see some greater involvement not just as voters, but also as candidates. it's the wider range of people you have in an organization, and the more viewpoints you bring in, and hopefully that will result in better policy. >> every four years it seems we have an inauguration it seems,

and every four years we talk about is there a mandate, will there be a honeymoon? do these times allow for a honeymoon? >> i don't see a honeymoon at all, frankly. i think the president will be able to come into office and try to dictate that he has a mandate and he has a honeymoon period and he won't have it, and we have a republican controlled congress where speaker boehner is having issues controlling the party, and we lost the presidency in 2012 as a result of the democratic shift that is taking place in the country. the latino vote, when mccain won 27% and romney won 37% after president bush won 44% of the latino vote. we can't continue to say the demographic shift of the country doesn't have an impact on the national elections, because it does.

hispanics have 50,000 latino kids that are turning 18 every single month. the impact will be greater in years to come. and the same time the republicans can tell the president, no, you still have to wur with us, and at the same time the republicans have a need of an electoral mandate to find solutions to things like immigration and other things. >> do you see any hope for moderation? you bring up the tea party. we saw the occupy movement kind of fizzle and it had its day. will there be a coming together towards the middle, if you will, in this next year? >> no, in a word. in part because, as i mentioned earlier, you know, much of our political thinking as individuals is now shaped by

political ads. and those political ads are not necessarily saying we need to pay more attention to both sides of the issue and try to find space in between to settle our differences. it's they're bad and we're great and we need to make sure there are fewer of them to stop what we are doing. i am not optimistic in that regard. and president obama tried that in 2009, and in 2010, and it didn't meet with much success. i think many of his tactics with regard to the fiscal cliff negotiations reflect a new understanding of how he is going to try and conduct his own business going forward. i am not optimistic, and hopefully we can get closer to that point, but look at where we are right now and we still don't have it. >> we have a lot more to get to after the break, so stick around on

hi, i am angie goff. here are some of the stories we are following this morning. it's do or die for the redskins as they face the cowboys tonight at home at fedex game. a win means a spot in the playoffs, and a loss means they will have to claw their way there. kickoff is at 8:20 here on nbc 4. metro will be open an extra hour because of the redskins game. meantime, track work is at a minimum this weekend. and tonight red line lanes will single track. and the emancipation praubg law indication goes on display. we will have more news later,

but for now back to "viewpoint." >> i want to talk if we can about nonprofits, mary's center, who deal with family and kids every day on the health care and jobless and homeless front. what kind of times are these for nonprofits like yours? >> unfortunately we are seeing more and more people in need, and the cities begin to need, and more people are being pushed out of their homes, and we call people living three and four in a one-bedroom apartment really homeless. i think one of the issues is the school systems. the school systems are still having a very hard time keeping our children well educated. i think that that is -- you know, gang members and kids that still have no hope, that's an

issue that we are still struggling with, and we work in maryland and d.c., and both of those districts. and the hope is that children will have a different life, right? what parents are never home because they are working two and three jobs. most parents are out of the house literally 12 to 16 hours a day. >> and then we have people that don't have jobs at all. unemployment a huge issue for 2012. do you see that improving? how slow is the recovery? washington, as a region, is pretty resilient in tough times because we have the federal government tourism, and there are big numbers of americans unemployed. >> the jobs of tomorrow are not

matching the skills that people have today. and that is part of the sort of generational shift as america went from gray into a industrial society. people got lost in the shuffle, and we are saying the same things here. and this is particularly problematic what is likely to happen at the national level with the tax changes. we are talking about doing away or reducing mortgage deductions. if that happens then we will see less money pouring into nonprofits like mary's center, and so i am concerned about how people who are at, near or around the bottom, if you will, could actually be frozen in place for another generation or so because of this job mismatch. >> there are fewer people with dissupposable income not able to give to nonprofits, and whether

it's individuals or corporations, and i think it's at the end of the day where the larger and more established nonprofits like mary's center, and like unity health care, for example, that have been serving the public for a long time, when there are fewer dollars to give it's those organizations that will give more of those fewer dollars as opposed to the smaller nonprofits, and i think we are seeing the smaller nonprofits going by the wayside. we will not be able to address some of the need until we have a growing economy and jobs being created, and we need to make sure our workforce is prepared with the right skills and education to be able to meet the new needs.

>> and the colleges in area, too, george mason, and we have prince georges county college, and nova. >> there is no question about that. as we see national pressure, states are also contributing less money than previously. my university is one that has seen contribution cuts over the past few years. you are seeing people have to do more with less. on the surface that sounds good, every organization should be as lean and efficient as possible, but the reality is you need dollars to do things, and if you don't have the dollars it will be much more difficult to do that which you intent to do. >> we have to take another break, and we will pick back up with you, maria, when we come back, and we will talk virginia

welcome back. looking ahead to 2013, maria, we are talking about striking a balance in the tough economic climate. >> i want the politicians to be aware that the families we serve are living literally paycheck to paycheck and sometimes borrowing paycheck to paycheck. and so you know, to really balance medicaid and to balance food stamps and to balance public housing, we need to be very careful we don't balance the budget on the back of our community, because that is only going to separate -- you know, kids are not going to learn. kids are going to be out on the streets hanging out and committing more crimes. you know, we talk about the economy not having the right people trained for the right jobs? well, it all starts how we take

care of our most vulnerable families. >> and it affects every facet of the community, too. >> the rich and the poor because we will all be afraid to get out of our own home. let's talk about politics, and in particular d.c. we will start with. investigations, a bit of a lull now, but they are going to continue into the new year. we have had two council members prosecuted in the financial scandal, impwez annualment charges. >> there are always investigations of one sort or another. you used the word "lull," and i was thinking as we got towards the end of the summer, if there's something happening we will hear about it after labor day and here we are at the end of the year and we don't know anything in regard with the mayor's investigation. and let's do something quickly or move on, because you had

enough time. if there is something there, seems to me we would know it by now. the investigation climate casts a cloud over the city's reputation. there are great things going on in the city right now but people sometimes only think about the investigations. >> virginia politics. a big governor's race, and where do you think this is going to leave virginia in terms of a red, blue or purple state? >> you have the two heavyweight titans. we have a conservative republican, and then one tight with the clip kupbz. there will be a lot of advertising. those of us in virginia will see every other commercial be a political ad, and i think we will see an interesting race there. the lieutenant governor's race

will be interesting as well. taking on the democratic choice, and it's a intelligent man against a field of republicans in a primary. we will have a very, interesting, i thicken fortunately, two ideological races. >> we are all out of time. but i have to leave this footnote. two rising stars, a maryland governor and a virginia governor with big political ambitions and they have been out and about all over this country. so it will be interesting to see what 2013 holds for them, too. >> and 2016. >> yeah, even more important. they are thinking big. you are right. >> thank you so much for coming in and sharing your viewpoints and predictions, too. now back to "news4 today." enjoy the rest of your weekend and the last remaining hours of 2012.

the redskins, and the cowboys and the division title all comes down today. a live look from the national harbor looking towards the potomac river where we are watching the sun rise at this hour. what to expect today and the all-important new year's eve night plans. good morning, everybody. welcome to "news4 today." >> we are less than two days away from the looming fiscal cliff. this morning we are looking ahead to a possible vote on capitol hill to prevent that. >> and also this morning, your forecast. and it's going to be a chilly one. >> it is, angie. this is a put down your toothbrush moment and look at the gorgeous sky cover we have

here with the clouds and the sun reflecting off the bottom. we are 38 degrees, and humidity is 55%. and winds are out of the west at 15. and we have a bit of a windchill. 34 is the number, and it feels like 23 in martinsburg and 29 downtown as you step outside. so bundle up today. if you dress for the 20s i promise you will be better off than the forecasted high of 39, because it's really never going to feel quite that warm with the busy northwest winds. we have your new year's eve forecast ahead, and we will see you in a bit. and it could make or break their push for the playoffs tonight. it's a game that puts a lot on the line. the winner clinches the nfc east title and isplayoffs, and the

redskins still could make the playoffs but it wouldn't be as easy. the host of the show are weighing their options. >> if you are dallas you want to come out and you know rg3, his leg is not 100%. come out and put pressure on him. >> and washington is playing hot right now and dallas is up and down, but i look for dallas to get the ball up there early and put points on the board. >> and even though this is burgundy and gold territory there are still cowboy sympathizers. half of one family, the cowboy fans and the others cheer for the skins. >> if you are headed to fedex field there are changes because of the changed start time. the parking lot opens at 3:30 this afternoon and can you getted to stadium starting at 5:30. and metro will run a little longer to accommodate the late start. trains will run from the morgan

boulevard station for an additional hour. if you want to brave the cold, there are still tickets, but they are in high demand. the going rate for a seat in the upper sections start at about $225. and nbc 4 has all of your redskins coverage tonight. before the game, catch the pregame show, "redskins showdown," and then stick around for all the highlights and that will be followed by "redskins final." and thousands turned out yesterday for the gun show at the expo center. the weather didn't stop big crowds looking at the weapons. many fear some items could soon be banned. >> well, it's going to drive us out of business is what it is. the situation that we are in now with the economy, we don't need any more kicks at us. we need somebody that will let us alone. >> in order to change it you have to change serious stuff on tap kul hill, and you have to

get off your butt, and give us, how about a budget? >> many supporting stricter guns laws on friday, but the snow hindered efforts yesterday. >> and two days from going over the so-called fiscal cliff in less than 48 hours. both the house and senate will be in session this sunday, and we could see a vote as early as today. nbc's brian moore has the story. >> as senate leaders were behind closed doors mapping out an escape from the fiscal cliff. >> the economy is growing, but keeping it that way means that the folks you sent to washington have to do their jobs. >> if the nation goes over the fiscal cliff, each side says the other is to blame.

>> we can still avoid going over the fiscal if the president and the democratic controlled senate with work with republicans to solve the problem and solve it now. >> all over the country right now uncertainty is in the air. >> it's not a matter of am i going to pay my light bill or not but a matter of if it's going to deplete by savings. >> it could cause us to have a drop off in sales. >> we are engaged in discussions, the majority leader and myself and the white house in the hopes that we can come forward as early as sunday and have a recommendation. >> whatever we come up with is going to be imperfect. some people are not going to like it, and some people will like it less, but that's where we are. >> majority leader harry reid says they are confident they can

come to an agreement, but they have to sell it to the republicans and john boehner before the deadline ppb. the time right now is 7:36. next, a criminal's attempt to make amen's. >> the generous offer to help families in need decades after a crime. the political rivalry that police say went too far. the surveillance video that led to the arrest of a former congressional candidate. can you join us right now on facebook and twitter. search "news4 today." we're back in a moment.

family friends and former classmates will hold a candlelight vigil today for the 19-year-old fairfax county football player found stabbed to death. police arrest add man in connection with the murder. darcy spencer talked to his former high school teammates. >> they show off their rings

after winning the state football championship in prince william county in 2010. he was devastated to learn his former teammate was found murdered in the van in vienna. >> it was really hard for me, because in my freshman year he brought me under his wing and showed me what to do is not to do, and just -- it just hurts me to see that he is gone like that. >> investigators say the 19-year-old manassas man was stabbed to death during a struggle with somebody he did not know but had arranged to meet, and they would not say why. the police arrested the man and charged him with murder. stringfellow was found behind the wheel in the van. i am told he was a star player and a leader on and off the field. the coach said he was recruited

to play nose guard and that's where he appears on the 2012 roster as a sophomore. he was a great football player and human being. his mom said she knew stringfellow since he was a kid. >> he was a good kid, and he took care of the other ones, and would be on the sidelines and trying to hype up the kids in the season, and it's so upsetting that somebody like that would be gone. >> they will return to high school next week, made harder now, that number 53 is off the field forever. >> it's especially hard without him, because he was the one always having the positive attitude and out look and just looking out for everybody. this morning we are getting a dramatic look at a deadly plane crash. take a look.

dash cam video shows a moment a red wing plane over shot a run way and landed on a highway near the airport in moscow. four crew members died and four others survived. investigators are still trying to figure out why the plane crashed. and there were scary moments for passengers when their plane tried to take off in new york. ago jet airlines plane skidded into a snow bank in albany. 66 passengers and four crew members were onboard and nobody was hurt. new this morning, margaret thatcher is waking up in her home. she is reportedly doing well. she is the first woman prime minister and led the country for more than ten years. former president hw bush is out

of the hospital. he was recovering from bronchitis last weekend when he developed a fever and was movered to the icu. the former president has been in the hospital for five weeks now. police track down the woman they say pushed an unsuspecting man in front of a new york city subway train. investigators charged her with a hate crime. she was recognized from the surveillance video. she shoved the 46-year-old on to the tracks as the train approached on thursday killing him. she said she did it because she hated hindus and muslims since the 9/11 attack. a one-time congressional candidate faces charges after

slashing his opponent's tires. he used a ice pick to slash jones' tires. four people who worked for the jones campaign also had their tires slashed. police are looking for two men in denver who posed adds snow shovel hrurz, and instead of shoveling snow they broke into somebody's house. police say to keep an eye out for people they don't recognize in their neighborhood and report unusual activity. a thief wrote a letter to k-mart apologizing for shoplifting items 30 years ago. the letter included a money order for $1,000. k mart donated the money to

families struggling to pay off layaways. >> everybody needs help. >> that store manager says he appreciates this gesture and forgives the thief and accepts the apology. >> it's like the people that go and pay back all their late library fees. >> maybe not the same thing, but close. >> same idea. same idea. >> well, the "today" show is next, and it starts at 8:00. >> let's get a preview from erica. coming up on a sunday morning, david gregory previews his exclusive interview with president obama this morning as lawmakers try to carve out a deal to keep us from going over the fiscal cliff. and then dramatic new images as the plane slides across the runway and falls apart. and then this morning a man explains how his quick thinking

helped to keep him alive. and we take a fond look back at the year in pop culture and we get started here on a sunday morning here on "today." >> definitely a colorful year. this morning, a d.c. woman is wake up with her family for the first time in 16 years. pat hawkins reunited with her son and family in california. she suffered from kidney failure and a stroke, and underwent treatment at the national washington center in d.c., and nurses say she had no memory of her past. eventually she remembered her address and a nurse tracked down her family in oakland and they had not see each other in 1996. >> it was kind of hard. you wonder and you don't have all the support that you need as a young man growing up, but the rest of my family has been real good and have been there for me. >> i didn't know he was that big. golly. he's big. >> hawkins was in a d.c. woman's

shelter before she entered the hospital and now will celebrate the new year with her family. what a story? >> i keep getting distressed about the flag in the corner. >> yeah, i notice it. i am trying to be professional here and act like i don't notice it. >> yeah, and the winds are picking up. >> yeah, it will feel like the 20s all day today, guys. so dress for temperatures that feel colder than it looks. we will get sunshine back. it's 7:48. your full forecast is

a snowy holiday weekend for much of the northeast from pennsylvania to new england, and millions are seeing as much as a foot of the white stuff. the storm moved fast and packed a lot of snow reducing visibility on highways and triggering a number of accidents and closures. for many it was the third snowstorm in just a week. >> here in d.c., not so much. the intense part of the storm missed us but the flakes give us a little to look after for a while. crews worried the wet roads could get icy overnight, but so far no word of injuries or accidents overnight. >> windy and raw? >> yeah, and yesterday, believe it or not one part of western

maryland picked up a foot of snow. >> yeah, and they were sliding in it and having a good time. >> locally, not much around here. it's just cold and windy today. we're really thinking about the redskins game coming up at 8:00. it will be around 31, 32 at the beginning of the game but will feel like 25, so if you are going bundle up and hope you get into the parking lot and have a fun time as you wait for the gates to open. cloudy skies now, but i am optimistic we will see the sunshine this afternoon. 38 is the magic number but the winds are blowing out of the west northwest, and they are around 30 miles per hour at the moment and have been gusting making it feel colder out there. and let's see what is going on in southern maryland. it's 38. and here is a look at the local wind gusts all across the region, gusting up to 33 miles per hour in martinsburg,

virginia. gaithersburg, you had a wind gust of up to 30 miles per hour, so this is what it feels like, 24 up there, and 27 in manassas, and feels like 22 in hagerstown, so a cold morning to say the least. as you make your plans, don't worry about rain or snow or anything like that, it's just going to be a windy day, and one where we see sunshine later, by the afternoon, and this morning not as much. here is a look at the satellite. and pretty much, things are drying up. all the heavy snow is in eastern canada. they have blizzards going on right now in that area, and they will get a foot of snow today. for us we will focus on maybe a few clouds this morning, and basically the winds are picking up. here is the future cast. here is the timeline since 10:00 this morning. we keep any snow showers well to the west, kind of behind my head, and as we go throughout the day we will see the clouds

come out and into tomorrow. tomorrow will be a mostly cloudy day into your new year's eve, if you will be celebrating outside. no problems tonight at midnight, but come morning, we will mainly get clouds out of the system, and if anybody gets a shower or snowflake it will be the southern suburbs. and today windy and cold. temperatures in the mid to upper 30s, but feeling like the 20s. then as you extend the weather forecast with me, new year's eve comes and goes without too much of a weather event happening. behind it, though, as we enter the new year, that's when it gets really cold again. high temperatures every day as we think about the new year is going to be down into the 30s with lows well down into the 20s. i don't see any big opportunities for rain or snow, so unevent until in that department. very cold. big plans tonight? yes? no?

>> not tonight. tomorrow. >> tonight we are conditioning. >> tonight we're resting up. >> and tonight is the big game, too. >> yeah, that's what i meant. any plans for the game? >> we will be watching it. and here are new pictures of the red planet, and we are seeing a new picture of the robot curiosity. when curiosity arrives it will test for any signs of life. starting today the national archives in washington is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation. you have the rare opportunity for three days to see the proclamation up close. >> the fate of human dignity in our hands. >> hollywood's version of abe lincoln making the case for the 13th amendment, but before the

slavery was outlawed, he tried this. >> it's one of the great documents in u.s. history. >> the original emancipation proclamation reserved at the archives. it's a rare chance for you to see two of the five original pages. >> when you actually hear about it and you read about it, but when you can see it up front, and see lincoln's signature and all of the other provisions of the document, it brings the document to life. >> facsimile pages will join pain 2 and 5 which bears the signature of abraham lincoln. >> it was important. lincoln did not do it for human terry reasons, he did it because it was the consequence of being

commander in chief. >> one says the debris was to preserve the union. >> the south's advantage was the labors, and if you tell them, you don't have to stay, you can go and we will protect you and you pretty much won the war. >> it's a fight that continues and the reason that thousands will likely visit the national archives on the 150th anniversary. >> this is the rotunda of the archives with the document will go on display, and it will likely be this dark and you will see a few of the original pages. there's a good reason. >> the right will be dimmed, because the ink has faded. >> it has to limit the lent of

time it's on display, and to keep the light levels low. >> a strategy to preserve a record of our national new way of thinking, one that way not be displayed again here for years. >> pretty incredible. the proclamation is on display today through tuesday at the national archives, and they will ring a bell and have a reading to commemorate 150 years to the day since it was signed. search "emancipation" on nbcw h nbcwashington.com. that can give alook at what the 13th amendment was all about, and it makes you appreciate it more. >> and speaking of presidents, we want you to know that on met the presses at 10:30, david gregory will have an exclusive interview with barack obama. >> yeah, he has a star lineup for the roundtable as well, and

so it's definitely must-see-tv on this sunday. >> we will have another local news update. >> join us at 9:00 for another full hour of news, and until then have a great